WASHINGTON - Rep. Susan Davis (CA-53) released the following statement on the Mueller Report. “Despite the Attorney General’s spin job, the report is a far cry from what he described. It is a call for Congress to take a closer look, which should start with Special Counsel Mueller’s testimony before Congress. No one should think this closes the discussion.”
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Rep. Susan Davis (CA-53) voted to reinstate the Obama Administration’s protections on the internet. The Save the Internet Act (H.R. 1644), which passed the House on a near party-line vote of 234-190, restores popular, bipartisan net neutrality protections for consumers and small businesses. The Trump Administration ended these vital protections. “The free flow of information is vital to a vibrant democracy.” said Rep. Davis, who is an original cosponsor of H.R. 1644. “The internet has provided p...
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Rep. Susan Davis (CA-53) voted to pass H.R. 1585—a bipartisan, robust, long-term Violence Against Women Act reauthorization. The landmark Violence Against Women Act of 1994 ushered in transformative progress by calling for the protection of all Americans from violence and abuse and working to ensure all victims and survivors have the support they need. “The Violence Against Women Act is a proven success in reducing violence against women, as well as men and children,” said Rep. Davis. “With this...
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Rep. Susan Davis (CA-53) voted to pass H.Res. 271, a resolution calling on the Department of Justice to reverse its position in Texas v. U.S., the lawsuit seeking to strike down protections for people with pre-existing conditions and the entire Affordable Care Act. The resolution was adopted, 240-186. “Each time the Trump Administration moves to undermine the ACA, I hear from concerned and frustrated constituents worried about how they will be impacted,” said Rep. Davis. “We should be building o...
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U.S. Rep. Susan Davis (CA-53) led a bipartisan coalition of 222 House members in urging a $41.6 billion investment in the National Institutes of Health, a $2.5 billion increase from last year. Davis led a similar effort in 2018 that resulted in $2 billion more for medical research. “Despite recent progress, the NIH still has not fully recovered from over a decade of underinvestment,” the members wrote. “The critical investments we make in biomedical research are our nation’s best hope in finding...
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Congresswoman Susan Davis (CA-53) released the following statement on Attorney General William Barr’s summary of the Mueller Report. “One thing is clear, as the Attorney General states, the Special Counsel’s report does not exonerate the President on the serious charge of obstruction of justice. This is why the entire report and all the underlying documents must be made public. Considering the Attorney General’s bias toward the Special Counsel’s investigation, the American people deserve to see ...
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U.S. Rep. Susan Davis (CA-53) was named a finalist for The Congressional Management Foundation's (CMF) highly competitive Democracy Awards for excellence in the Constituent Service category. The award focuses on how an office serves constituents, especially how it uses and leverages specific, methodical, and consistent processes for achieving measurable results in constituent service. “As a finalist in Constituent Service, Rep. Davis’ office is one of the best in Congress,” said Bradford Fitch,...
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Congresswoman Susan Davis (CA-53), Chair of the Higher Education and Workforce Investment Subcommittee, led 83 of her House colleagues in urging the Department of Education to help the more than 10,000 students impacted by the closures of schools owned by Dream Center. The Art Institute of San Diego, in Davis’s congressional district, was one of the dozens of campuses that closed across the country. The members wrote: “We write to express concern about the closure of campuses owned by Dream Cent...
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U.S. Rep. Susan Davis (CA-53) joined nearly 240 House members in proudly introducing the Equality Act (H.R. 5). This historic legislation says, unequivocally, that LGBTQ Americans deserve the full protections guaranteed by the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Equality Act extends anti-discrimination protections to LGBTQ Americans with regard to employment, education, access to credit, jury service, federal funding, housing, and public accommodations. The bill also includes Davis’s legislat...
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Congresswoman Susan Davis (CA-53), a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement on the Trump Administration’s announcement that his transgender ban will take effect next month. “President Trump’s ban is an attack on the thousands of transgender patriots who are serving courageously and with distinction every day. This ban is based solely on prejudice and bigotry. “I will continue to take steps to reverse this policy of discrimination that undermines our...
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